diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix
index 9c7204b7fa1..575759ad437 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ekiga/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "VOIP/Videoconferencing app with full SIP and H.323 support";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = true; # because of glibc-2.25
   };
 
   passthru = {